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1 The British Empire1713 – the ‘first British Empire still includes America

2 The British Empire1850 – most British people consider an ‘empire’ worthless

3 The British Empire1886 – ‘the pink bits’; the Imperial Federation is fascinated with the range of peoples and cultures in the Empire.

4 The British Empire1905 – again, the thrill of many different peoples; Mercator’s projection and red shading emphasises SIZE.

5 The British Empire1921 – the British Empire is at its greatest extent.

6 The British EmpireBy 1921, the British Empire ruled about 458 million people, approximately one-quarter of the world's population.It covered about 36.6 million km² (14.2 million square miles), about a quarter of earth's total land area.

7 The British EmpireIt was the greatest empire the world has ever known…… by landmassBritish Empire million km² (in 1921)Mongol Empire million km²Russian Empire million km²Spanish Empire - 19 million km²Arab Empire million km²

8 The British EmpireIt was the greatest empire the world has ever known…… by populationBritish Empire million (in 1937)Qing Empire (China) millionRussian Empire millionMughal Empire (India) millionMing Empire (China) – 160 million

9 The British EmpireThe British Empire was the largest in all history: the nearest thing to world domination ever achieved.Its territories ran the alphabet from Aden to Zambia.It crossed the Equator and the international date line.

11 The British Empire It included: land on every continent;a continuous line of colonies from Cairo to Cape Town;lands which today are some of the largest, wealthiest, most populous and most powerful countries in the world – the USA, Canada, South Africa, India and Australia;

12 The British Empire It included: all the known climates of the world;Victoria FallsIt included:all the known climates of the world;some of the highest mountains, the biggest lakes, the greatest rivers…

13 The British Empire It included: … and the most famous landmarks.Taj MahalIt included:… and the most famous landmarks.

14 The British Empire It included: … and the most famous landmarks.Ayres RockIt included:… and the most famous landmarks.

15 The British Empire It included: … and the most famous landmarks.PyramidsIt included:… and the most famous landmarks.

16 The British Empire It included: … and the most famous landmarks.Wembley Stadium – built for the 1924 Empire exhibitionIt included:… and the most famous landmarks.

17 The British Empire Places at one time in the British Empire include:- England- Wales- Scotland- Ireland- Northern Ireland- Isle of ManChannel IslandsJersey- Guernsey- Alderney- Sark

19 The British Empire Places at one time in the British Empire include:IndiaPakistanBangladeshHyderadbadJammu & KashmirMysoreOrchhaBahawalpurTravancoreRajputanaJodhpurJaisalmerBikanerJaipurUdaipurRaigarhDirPatna KhairpurPalanpurLas BelaMorviPartabgarhSurgujaChangbhakarKoreaKolhapurBundiBastarNarsinghgarhPorbandar SheopurBahawalpurSaraikelaRajkotKapurthalaRewaDhenkanalRaj NandgaonBharatpurJhabua

28 The British Empire Legacies of the British Empire include:Cricket, football and rugby are played the world over.

29 The British Empire Legacies of the British Empire include:English is the universal language of trade.

30 The British Empire Legacies of the British Empire include:The belief that parliaments, freedom, democracy and the rule of law are GOOD THINGS.

31 The British Empire Legacies of the British Empire include:School, universities and a liberal system of education.

32 The British Empire Legacies of the British Empire include:A cure for malaria.

33 The British Empire Legacies of the British Empire include:The Christian faith and the worldwide Anglican Church.

34 The British Empire Legacies of the British Empire include:Bureaucracy, and trains.

35 The British Empire Legacies of the British Empire include:World trade, capitalism and globalisation.

36 The British Empire Legacies of the British Empire include:Publicity – the Empire Press Rate.Because the British government wanted the different parts of the empire to know about each other, journalists were allowed to use the cable lines for only a penny a word.Journalists from all over the world used this facility, with the result that some countries knew more about what was going on in the British Empire than they did about their own country.

37 The British Empire Legacies of the British Empire include:Britain’s multi-cultural society.Britain has more than 300 languages and at least 14 faiths, and the Empire has permanently affected our language, sport, food, dress and politics.

38 The British Empire Legacies of the British Empire include:The Commonwealth.Formed mainly from the former countries of the Empire, the Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 54 independent states. It consists of 1.7 billion people - 30% of the world's population - and over a quarter of its land surface.It includes Mozambique (a former Portuguese colony).

39 The British EmpireNegative consequences of the British Empire include:More than 40 wars.Contrary to popular belief the ‘Pax Britannica’ (a time of peace during which trade prospered) never happened.Instead, Britain was constantly at war throughout most of the second half of the 19th century.

40 The British EmpireNegative consequences of the British Empire include:Atrocities.Contrary to popular belief the British Empire was not a benign and gentle democracy.The British committed some of the most famous atrocities in history (such as the Amritsar Massacre in India, and concentration camps in South Africa).

41 The British EmpireNegative consequences of the British Empire include:Racism.The British Empire was partly to blame for apartheid in South Africa.Britons also developed theories of racial supremacy and eugenics which were later put into practice by the Nazis.

42 The British EmpireNegative consequences of the British Empire include:Political instability.When the British Empire came to an end, some of the fledgling countries which were formed did not have the skills to self-govern successfully, and they have been subject to dictatorships and military coups.Political unrest in Africa and the Middle East can be traced back to the British Empire.

43 The British EmpireNegative consequences of the British Empire include:Mistakes.In 2002 Britain’s foreign secretary Jack Straw admitted that the British Empire had made ‘some quite serious mistakes’, and he said:“A lot of the problems we are having to deal with now - I have to deal with now - are a consequence of our colonial past .”